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G. LCOUGHLIN.

DISPLAY STAND.

APPLICATION FlLED MAR. 5. 1922. 1,419,616, Patented June 13, 1922.

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GERALD J. COUGHLN, O?? *WATERTOl/ll. Ellt YG-Etli.

DISPLLY STAND.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Juin@ 137 1922 Applicationfiled March S, 1922. Serial No. 541,346.

lie it lrnoivn that l. (lemen "7 a citizen' ot the United `'ltati-s.is., ding' et lllatertoivn, in the coi'inty oit Jefferson and State ol1New 'Yoriny have invented certain new and useiul lniprovenients inDisplay titanids(N oi? which the Afollowing is a specifica-4 tion.

rlhis invention relates to improvements in displaj.r stands, and has iorits object to pro-- vide a novel and simple device oit the class adaptedYtor mounting` on the plate-glass counter c-'tielvcs oi.E meat shops,for supportH ing and displaying' various cuts of' meat and otherarticles. fr particular object is to pro vide display stands which maybe permanently mounted at intervals in the length ot the glass countershelves, which are arranged to support detachable trays in which themeats are disposed, the latter' also servingto prevent any drippings ofblood or grease from falling upon and fouling the plateglass shelves.And a further object is to provide a display stand or novel, simple andornamental construction, which is strong and durable, and Which may beso disposed on the shelves as not to interfere with the usual tradingnor obstruct the vievv of goods disposed behind and beneath the Lglassshelves.

l attain these objects by the means set forth in the detaileddescription which titolloivs, and illustrated by the acconipanyinpvdrawingj in Which- Figure l is a broken side elevation ot a glasscounter7 to which a number o'lz iny disl play stands are applied.

Fig'. 2 is an enlarged `liront side elevation or". the complete stand.

Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the saine.

Fig'. il is a topplan view of the standythe stand being' shown in dottedlines.

ln the drawing, 2 represents the usual wooden base ot a meat-shopcounter. 3 is the upright transparent portion of the counter, upon whichis mounted horizontally the plate-glass shell l, both of said glassparts being,` secured. in place by brackets 5. The shelle 4l.- isusually held in place on the horizontal arm (not shown) ol' the brackets57 by' ineans oi' a inetal strip (L `which overlaps the adjacent ends etthe sections oit the shell', and are rigidly secured to the bracket bybolts 7.

My display stand consists ot metal, preterably, and includes a mainupright standard 8, the top and bottom ends of Which are bent at rightangles to provide corresponding arms 8 and 8H, the latter resting); npcnand being rigidly secured to the strip 6 by the bolt 'i'. fl representsa similar but shorter standard, `which piu'allels the standard 8, itsupper end being` bent outwardly to 'lorin a horizontal arni 9, which isdisposed in the same plane as the arm 8. The lower end el the standard`9 provided with an annular toot 9a, which rests upon an angular' bracel0, to which it is secured by a rivet 7". The upper end oit the bracel() is formed into a loot 1.0, which engages the standard 8 and issecured thereto by a rivet 7b, While the lower end ot the bracci() isprovided. with a horizontal toot 10a, Which is secured to the strip G byone ot' the bolts 7. lly construct ing and arranging the severalstandards and brace l0, as herein sho\vn. relatively light strap metalmay be employed for making the said parts, which Will support heavyloads Without danger oi' buckling-or vibrating. 11 and ll indicatesimilar bars Which are dis posed longitudinally across the correspondingarm 8 and 9 ot the standards, to which they are secured by bolts orrivets 7d, the said bars projecting an equal distance beyond theopposite edges of said arms. 13 and 13' are similar metal strips, whichare mounted transversely upon and are secured to the corresponding endsof the bars ll-ll by bolts 7e. The opposite ends of the strips 12B- 13'are bent upwardly to form similar alinine` .lugs 13a, which are employedfor retaining' a tray or pan l5., the latter beineV preferably looselyand detaehably mounted on said strips. The tray 15 is preferably madeol' metal and. is employed 'for supportine; various portions or cuts ofmeats or other articles to be displayed. The trays have a sui'licientdepth to safely retain the ineats, and also to collect and hold anydrippings from the meats7 which might other- `vvise reach and foul theplate-glass'shelves il. lly providing' the display stands herein shownand described. the various goods may be conveniently displayed to thecustomers, who may inspect them Without handling, and without soiling'the plate Lglass shelves. My improved stands are so positioned on theshelves that they do not interfere vvith the usual trading' operations7and they do not obstruct the view of the goods behind or beneath thetransparent portions of the coun* ters. The plate glass shelves referredto are usually made up or several sections each three or four feet inlength, and in, practice niy stands are disposed at frequent intervalsin the length of the counters, as shown in Fig. 1.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters "Patent, is-

l. In a display stand, parallel standards of unequal. length, an angularbrace supporting one of the standards and rigidly secured to the otherstandard, parallel bars sup-` ported by said standards, and parallelstrips inounted on said bars, said strips having their opposite endsbent upwardly to retain a tray.

2. ln a display stand, the combination with a tray, of a pair oitstandards disposed parallel to each other, the upper ends of saidstandards having,` similar arms disposed in a connnon plane, a bracesupporting one of said standards and tied to the other standard, stripshaving their opposite ends formed into upwardly proj ecting` lugs toreceive and support the tray7 and a pair`of spaced bars interposedbetween said arrns and said strips and rigidly secured to both of thesaid parts.

In a display stand, the combination with a tray, of a pair of spacedstrips for supporting` said tray, the opposite ends of said stripsprovided with up-turned lugs which engage the lateral edges ot saidtray, horizontal bars secured to the corresponding` ends oit saidstrips, a pair of standards ot different lengths, each standard havingan arm which is secured to one of said bars, and a brace secured to themiddle of one standard and supporting the other standard.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

GERALD J. COUGHLN.

